---
name: "roundup-demo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "roundup"
version: "1.4.20-1.1+deb8u1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/roundup-demo"
---

# roundup-demo(1)

create a roundup "demo" tracker and launch its web interface

## NAME

roundup-demo - create a roundup "demo" tracker and launch its web interface

## SYNOPSIS

**roundup-demo** \[*backend* \[**nuke**\]\]

## OPTIONS

- **nuke**

  Create a fresh demo tracker (deleting the existing one if any). If the additional *backend* argument is specified, the new demo tracker will use the backend named (one of "anydbm", "sqlite", "metakit", "mysql" or "postgresql"; subject to availability on your system).

## DESCRIPTION

This command creates a fresh demo tracker for you to experiment with. The email features of Roundup will be turned off (so the nosy feature won't send email). It does this by removing the *nosyreaction.py* module from the demo tracker's *detectors* directory.

If you wish, you may modify the demo tracker by editing its configuration files and HTML templates. See the *customisation* manual for information about how to do that.

Once you've fiddled with the demo tracker, you may use it as a template for creating your real, live tracker. Simply run the *roundup-admin* command to install the tracker from inside the demo tracker home directory, and it will be listed as an available template for installation. No data will be copied over.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Richard Jones \<richard@users.sourceforge.net\>.